ATCEMS EA Meet & Confer Agreement 2018

list shall be based on tenure in the Department. The Department may develop additional tiebreakers ifnecessary. Each eligibility list created for placement in the Certification Program shall be effective only for that Certification Program.

Section 4.

The Certification Program

a) The Department will conduct at least one (1) Certification Program per year for the duration of this contract. Participation in the Certification Program is voluntary and shall not be counted as on-duty regular hours. A participating Medic shall not be compensated for time spent outside of on-duty regular work hours in connection with the Certification Program. The Department shall not be obligated to conduct a Certification Program in any year in which there are not at least six (6) Medics signed up for the Program but may do so at its discretion.

b) This Article shall apply only to a Certification Program designated by the Department.

Section 5.

Two Year Service Requirement and Tuition Cost Reimbursement

a) Requirements for continued service with the CITY are an assurance that the CITY will benefit from employee participation in this Certification Program. A two (2) year service requirement begins on the date the employee begins the Certification Program. b) If an employee leaves employment with the Department for any reason, other than a compensable line of duty injury or illness or to fulfill a military commitment, before the employee's service requirement is completed, the employee must reimburse the CITY all or part of the Certification Program tuition cost in one of the following ways:

(1) If the employee has worked for the less than one year of the service requirement, the employee shall reimburse the CITY the full amount of the employee's tuition cost.

(2) If the employee has worked at least one year, but less than two years, of the service requirement, the employee will reimburse the CITY 50% of the amount of the employee's tuition cost.

(3) Each employee shall be provided in writing the amount of the tuition cost at least 14 days before the employee begins the Certification Program.

An employee who is reinstated from an indefinite suspension by the Civil Service Commission, a Hearing Examiner, or final court order shall not be required to reimburse the City for any amount of the employee's tuition cost.

c) If an employee fails to successfully complete the Certification Program, the employee shall reimburse the CITY the full amount of the employee's tuition cost.

d) If a separation of service or termination of employment occurs (voluntary or involuntary) and a reimbursement amount is owed by the employee, and the employee does not otherwise repay the amount, the employee agrees to have the reimbursement amount deducted from the employee's paycheck(s) and/or monies owed for accumulated benefits that are paid 39